The National tribune., 1887-06-23
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WR. H. Cincinnati OIL. Am trying to have
my musteT-Out roll corrected; the Adjuiant-Gen-
eral calls for my discharge. Do not the records
show everything that is contained in my dis
charge? 2. II do not send the Acknowledgement
my discharge, will that prevent further action in
the case? 3. A soldier is discharged for disease;
does that prevent him from drawing pension for a
disease not before mentioned If he prove it to
have been contracted in the service? Als,Oer. l..
No. 2. No. g. No.
W. A. K, SiGnper's Creek, Kpd-To whom should
application be made for headstones to soldiers
grlves2 AnslUer. To the Quartermaster- General,
U. 5. ~, this city,
~ j. H., Onyr 1rk.-If a soldier dies of disease
contracted in the service, leaving widow and chill
dren, and the widow remarries, but proves up the
childrens claim has the attorney any right to hold
the money until the children become of age? Ag.-
s,0er- No; no person has right to retain the PEN
sion except the guardian, and he would be under
bonds for the faithful performance of his duty The
attorney would not have any opportunity of reeeiv-
ing or holding the pension money. because it
would not be paid TO him under any circumstances.
j. w. IT,. ECGnStotgn. Wyo. TER. soldier re-
ceives pension for wound in right arm. and dies of
another disability, leaving dependent widow; is
she not entitled to pension? 2 To whom should
she apply and what proof would be reduiredP An
strsr. l.. No, unless the disease of which he died
was contracted in line of duty in the service. 2.
Application for pension should be made to the
Commissioner of Pensions. The proof required
will depend upon the nature Of the case. AS you
give no particulars, we cannot answer.
IT. II. T., PsrrysUihs, Ind enlisted for three
years and discharged after few months serv-
ice for injury received Have received 500 bounty
Is there not more due me? receive S24 per month
pension. am not able to perform any labor. Am
1 not entitled to increase7 AnStCer. You are not
entitled to any further payment of bounty.
Whether you entitled to higher rate of pension
Is matter we cannot decide as il would require
the certificate of Examining Surgeon to decide that
point.
@. IT., Pleasant Valley, " VI was First Lieu.
tentant, and am receiving sL25 per month. Are not
pensions granted according 10 rank, and am re-
ceivIng all to which am entitled? AnSlUer. Rank
in your case was given you. You were given one
fourth of the pension Of First Lieutenant, which
is A25. An enlisted man for same disability would
draw but 81. III yOu think you were disabled more
than quarter Of total during that period, you
should apply 10 Commissioner Of Pensions for q
rerating.
execution of legal papers a lawyer has right tC
charge for services, whether the said documents
are pension papers or otherwise.
j. c., Sing Sing ". Y.-PeusOn was granted d
soldier, and his wife draws the pension his guar
dian, he being Of unsound mind. His application
was filed July l. 1880, and pension was granted from
Z
have commenced from date of discharge? AastVer
If you prove the soldier was insane from Marcel
g. 1872 to June 30, $780, and that during that periOC
he had no lucid intervals when he might have ap
piled for pension, she may probably obtain arrear:
j. a. b., Nelu YORK CHA soldier enlisted fol
three years, and after 10 months service received
| injuries for which he discharged. He after
/ wards re-enlisted served until close of war anC
was honOrably discharged. He made application
/ for pension, which WAS granted, but the Pension
/ Bureau deducted from the arrears the time h'
/ served in last regiment. He now claims that Ia
injured while in his last service, and can prov,
the facts. Is he entitled 10 pension addition
for injuries received in last service? insurer. Yes
if he prove the facts and he is disabled by Tea
son of said injuries received in second service.
| C. r. r. KelJsUills Md-A soldier enlisted in 1856
| and served two years and one month, and having
| contracted rheumatism was discharged by sur
geons certificate OF disability. He re-enlisted as
| veteran and served seven months. then went home
/ l. To how much bounty was he entitled for frs
! service? 2. Is he debarred from pension for salt
disability contracted in first service by reason o
leaving his last service? g. Il he still liable to pun
| ishment for said deseFtion? AIlStCSr. 1. 500.
No. 3. He will not be subject TO arrest punish
ment, and If he can prove that he was unable Z
serve out his term by of disability contracte
/ in the service he may be able to get an HONORABLE
| discharge; not otherwise.
ID. H., CLARK City, W-My discharge reads "Dls
charged by direction of the Secretary of War, h
being prisoner Of war parole" Am entitle
to any bounty? ARSlUer. That depends entrel
upon the length of time served IL less than tw
years, you are not entitled to bounty.
Il. s., Barton ". H.-Klaving lost marriage certif
cate and all witnesses thereto being dead, how ca
a widow prove her marriage to a soldier? AnSl0e
She can prove her marriage by proof of eohabits
ton.
A. T., NarysriUe. OIL applied for increase
pension on deafness, and was allowed 81 increas
from the date of ruling granting same. should
not have been entitled to said increase back to dat
of muster out? insurer. No.
d. w.. Jefferson City, MO.-A woman lost a son
the army, and was granted pension of IS pt
month. Said pension stopped in 1875, and she Ia
| not drawn any since, and is still dependent. VIII.
should she do 10 be restored? ARSWsr She can
restored providing she has not remarked since so
dier's death and she was not dropped for eau:
which cannot be set aside. She should write to u
Commissioner Of Pensions regarding the matter.